Tug-buckle



0 (No Model.)

H. C. 81; L. C. MINARD.

TUG BUCKLE.

No. 382,545. Patented'lVIay 8, 1888.

N. PETERS Pfmo-L'vlhographer, Wxlhngim l C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE CLIFFORD MINARD AND LAURENCE CLARK MINARD, OF ST.

, CHARLES, IOWA. k f

TUG-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 382,545, dated May 8, 1888.

Application filed February 3, 1888. Serial No. 262,876. (No model.) a

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HORACE CLIFFORD MINAED and LAURENCE CLARK MINARD, citizens of the United States, residing at St.

Charles, in the county of Madison and Stateof Iowa, have invented new and usefultImprovements in Hame-Tug Sections, of which the following' is a specification. Y

lOur invention relates to improvements in ro haine-tug sections, and it has for its object to provide a section which will be moreeasily applied to the hame-tug than previous devices, whereby when a section is broken after being attached to the tug a new section may I5 which have been formed in the tugs.

The invention consists, mainly, in a section having removable rounds to which the ends of the portions of the tug are attached.

The invention consists, further, in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, which are hereinafter more fully described in connectiony with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the section, showing the portions of the tug attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, taken centrally. Fig. 3 is a transverse section thereof on the linea: :v of Fig. '2.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A A designate the sides of the tug-section, and B designates the loop which is formed integral with the sides. The sides and loop are preferably formed of malleable iron.

C C designate smooth apertures in one of the sides A, and C C designate tapped apertures in the other side, which are respectively aligned with the apertures C C. l

Rounds D D are engaged in the aligned apertures, andare threaded at their ends to screw into the tapped` apertures, and provided with screw or bolt heads at the other ends. It will be seen that by screwing the rounds into the tapped apertures the sides A A are drawn toward each other.

E E represent sleeves or barrels which are mounted on the rounds D D and bear at their ends against the sides A A. When the sides be substituted without ripping out the loops,

-herein described is simpler and therefore the ends of the sides and forming a cross-bar are drawn in by the rounds, they bear tightly against the ends of the sleeves and holdk the u latter rigid.

G G designate'the portions of the hame-tug which are attached to the sleeves inthe ordinary mannerf-namely, by forming loops in their ends which embrace the said sleeves.

The advantages of this invention will now be seen. When a section breaks, instead of being obliged to rip out the loops which are formed in the ends of the portions of the tug, c in order to secure the said portions to the `6o rounds of the new section, the sleeves are placed withinY the loops, and then the latter are placed in alignment with the apertures in the sides of the section and the rounds passed through, as described. It will be seen that this adjustment is accomplished in a very short time and all ripping and resewing of the tug are avoided'. If preferred, the sleeves y mayremain loose on the rounds and they will then turn with the movements of the tug. 7o y Furthen'the sleeves may be omitted, if prefrred, for the sake of simplicity; but we pre fer to use them as described.

The body of the section may b e made, as shown in the drawings, from sheet metal, which is struck out and then bent to form the loop B, after which the rounds and their sleeves are attached. This manner of constructing the section. enables it tobe very cheaply and easily manufactured, as will be seen.

' If preferred, smooth openings may be formed in both sides of the section, and the rounds may be passed entirely through and have nuts screwed ontheir projecting ends; but the form preferable.

Having thus described our inventomwe `claim as follows:

As' an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described tug-section, comprising the parallel curved sidesv A A, having the plain apertures C, and thetapped aperturesC therein, respectively,-.the loop B, connecting perpendicular to the said sides, the removable rounds D, passing'through the plain apertures v our own we have hereto aixedour signatures in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE CLIFFORD MIN ARD. LAURENCE CLARK MINARD. Witnesses: C. E. WOOD,

JOHN HARTMAN.

and having threaded ends engaging the tapped apertures, and the loose sleeves E, mounted on the rounds between the sides A and bearing at their ends against the sides to maintaim 5 them in the proper relative positions, substantially as specied.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as 

